ATPnovel Chapter 43 The Imperial Treasury! Looting!
Chapter 43 The Imperial Treasury! Looting!
Midnight.
Outside the Qianqing Palace in the Dayuan Imperial City, imperial physicians, eunuchs, and palace maids were coming and going.
There were also court officials, princes, and concubines waiting at the entrance.
In a secluded corner where no one was watching, a strange figure quietly appeared—it was Chen Fan, who had come to collect the medicine.
According to what Eunuch Wei said.
The emperor's private treasury was located in a side hall next to the Qianqing Palace.
Chen Fan, who had no choice but to pass by, naturally saw this scene.
Among these people, he did recognize a familiar face.
That was the Eighth Prince, Xiao Quan.
Now the crown prince, he was quietly waiting surrounded by a group of ministers.
Finding it uninteresting, Chen Fan glanced at it twice and then headed towards the side hall.
His mastery of the Concealment Technique was so great that neither the Imperial Guards nor even some skilled eunuchs noticed him passing by.
After passing the main gate of the Qianqing Palace, an unattended side hall came into view.
If Chen Fan hasn't gone to the wrong place, this must be the emperor's private treasury!
His eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he smiled, then disappeared into the darkness, heading towards the side hall entrance.
Several golden locks can be faintly seen on the doors of the inner treasury.
The windows next to it are also protected by steel-cast iron railings.
Most assassins who come here would likely have to return empty-handed!
But the person who came was a master of the Acquired Realm!
Chen Fan glanced at it twice, then casually grabbed a gold lock and squeezed it.
Click!
The golden lock seemed to be made of clay; it shattered into dust in an instant.
Following the same method, Chen Fan easily opened the door.
All that could be seen inside the door were rows of shelves.
Each shelf was filled with all sorts of wooden boxes and iron boxes.
Next to the shelves were piles of large, locked boxes.
Chen Fan, who was visiting this place for the first time, swallowed hard and followed them inside, closing the door behind them.
Feeling his hands trembling, he went straight to the nearest shelf.
Looking at the iron box and the wooden box above, he randomly selected a wooden box and opened it.
You can see with the naked eye that there is a century-old ginseng lying inside!
Chen Fan was taken aback, then opened another iron box, inside which were three Guiyuan Pills!
"I'm rich..."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Chen Fan uttered three words and then quickly began packing up to take away.
With the help of the golden bowl, he quickly looted everything from the shelves.
After collecting the boxes, Chen Fan turned his attention to the large box next to the shelf.
Upon closer inspection, all of these large boxes were secured with iron locks.
Without a key, it's impossible for an average person to open.
But is Chen Fan an ordinary person?
He used brutal methods, grabbed an iron lock and squeezed it hard, and the big box opened.
The box contained neither the Rejuvenation Pill nor any spiritual medicine, but rather all sorts of rare and precious treasures.
It has everything from fist-sized luminous pearls to gold and silver jewels.
Feeling somewhat disappointed, Chen Fan frowned and quickly opened the remaining boxes.
Just as he had guessed, these boxes were filled with gold and silver jewelry!
That's so cliché!
That's absolutely tacky!
Chen Fan shook his head inwardly, somewhat disgusted.
He glanced at the treasury, now only containing money, and left without looking back.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to write down that the Yin Corpse Sect had been here...
……
Early the next morning.
News of the theft of the imperial treasury spread throughout the palace.
When Chen Fan, who was warming himself by the fire in the kitchen, heard Xiao Dengzi mention it, he simply nodded as if nothing had happened.
"Godfather, those people from the Yin Corpse Sect are utterly despicable! They killed princes, looted the palace—they've committed countless atrocities!"
The little stool's face was full of anger as it gritted its teeth and said:
"I heard that when the Emperor found out about this, he was so angry that he ran out of bed to check the imperial treasury!"
Upon hearing this...
Chen Fan remained expressionless.
He went straight to sleep after returning from the palace last night.
As if he hadn't done anything, he stood up and said:
"The Yin Corpse Sect's methods are despicable... I've heard about them several times already. I'm leaving now, no need to bring lunch."
"Yes... Godfather, this is for you."
With the help of a small stool, Chen Fan left the kitchen.
He returned to the house with a hunched back, but soon straightened up and sat down at the table.
Meow…
The little flower, perched on the windowsill, saw the old eunuch return. Hungry, it quickly jumped in front of him, begging for food.
"You've both lost weight... Looks like you worked harder than us last night."
Chen Fan, smiling with his eyes narrowed, patted the cat's head.
He habitually tossed out a large white radish.
Meow…
Seeing this, Xiao Hua rubbed her hand against Chen Fan's palm, then ran to the side with the radish in her mouth and started eating.
"What a glutton..."
Chen Fan smiled as he muttered to himself.
Then he took a wooden box out of the bowl.
Upon opening it, I found a century-old He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) inside.
Both its appearance and the spiritual energy it contains far surpass the one that Eunuch Wei hid.
Chen Fan glanced at it twice, then took out another iron box.
Upon opening it, one finds three Rejuvenation Pills inside.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath of the rich aroma.
The fragrant aroma was invigorating, leaving one feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Without bothering to count his spoils, Chen Fan packed up the boxes and vanished in a flash.
When he reappeared, he had already reached the edge of the field.
Look around.
Wei Gongzheng was weeding in the field.
When he saw Chen Fan arrive, he quickly put down his hoe and ran over.
"Congratulations, Eunuch Chen... Congratulations on your successful return!"
Hearing the flattery coming from beside him.
Chen Fan smiled slightly.
Unperturbed, he casually waved his hand.
Suddenly, wooden and iron boxes appeared out of thin air and piled up in front of the two of them.
When Eunuch Wei saw so many boxes, his mouth dropped open and he exclaimed:
"Eunuch Chen, you've... emptied the imperial treasury?"
"We don't want to make the trip twice," Chen Fan said calmly.
"Alright..." Eunuch Wei said with a wry smile.
"The palace must be in complete chaos right now!"
Chen Fan did not respond.
He picked up a metal box at random, looked at it, and then opened it, saying:
"Look at all these pills and elixirs! Give them all to our family!"
"Yes..." Eunuch Wei nodded slightly and then began to classify the items.
Seeing this, Chen Fan joined in.
The two of them quickly sorted out the items.
Ten hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum roots, twelve hundred-year-old ginseng roots, eight hundred-year-old Polygonatum sibiricum roots, and three hundred-year-old Narcissus plants.
The rest were all Guiyuan Pills, a total of thirty!
It would be a lie to say Chen Fan wasn't happy about receiving such a large sum of money.
After taking stock, he sighed:
"All our hard work cultivating every day is not as effective as others taking a few pills every day. It's really frustrating to compare ourselves to others."
"Eunuch Chen is joking," Eunuch Wei explained.
"Pills are ultimately external forces... I've heard that in the Changchun Sect, not many people rely on pills for cultivation; they almost always have to rely on themselves."
Chen Fan shook his head slightly.
Holding a Rejuvenation Pill in his hand, he chuckled:
"You're wrong, Eunuch Wei. If the quality of the pills is good enough, it will only be the icing on the cake for cultivation!"
Of course, if the quality of the pill is mediocre and the side effects are severe, then it will naturally be looked down upon!